Hame-fastener



( Model.)

0. T. JENSEN.

HAME FASTENER.

No. 313,336., I Patented Mar. 3, 188,5.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

OLE T. JENSEN, OF ORESCO, TEXAS.

HAM E-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,336, dated March 3,1885.

Application filed December 31, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLE T. J ENSEN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Oresco, in the county of Balo Pinto and State ofTexas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHarrie-Fasteners, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inhame-fasteners, the object of my invention being to provide a clasp orholder the parts of which are simple in construction; and my inventionconsists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will behereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 isa side view showing my invention applied to a pair of hames. Fig. 2 is asectional view.

A A represent the hames, which are provided at their ends with loops a,which are ordinarily intended for the reception of straps.

B represents a sliding section from the upper portion, b, of whichdepend side pieces, I). From the upper portion, 1), of the section Bprojects a hook, B, which is adapted to be secured in the loop a of oneof the hames. The hook B is partially open, so that it can be readilydetached and attached from the hame.

Through the sliding section 13 passes a bar or another sliding section,0, which portion is of less width than the space between the sidepieces, I), and the lower edge of the section 0 is provided withserrations c, which engage with a transverse catch-bar, d, which isrigidly secured to the depending side pieces, I). The guideplate eisalso rigidlysecured between the side pieces, b, the end of which isturned outwardly, so as not to engage with the serrations on the lowerside of the bar Owhen the said bar is drawn through the sliding sectionin the direction indicated by the arrow. The bar 0 is provided on itsupper side with a spring, D, the main portion of which is straight andbears upon the under surface of the top piece, b.

The tendency of this spring is to throw the bar 0 downward, so as toengage with the cross-bar d. The end E of the bar 0 is bent upon itself,as shown, and provided with a spring,f, thus forming the end of said barinto a snap-hook for engagement with the lower end of the hame-section.The opposite end of the bar 0 is bent so as to form a finger-ring, E,and the bent portions at the ends of this bar will prevent the aforesaidbar from slipping off from the sectionB. The section B is provided witha ring,F, which is secured thereto near one end of said section andbelow the plane of the cross-bar d, said ring passing throughperforations d in the side pieces.

The hame-fastener hereinbefore described is secured to one end of thehame by the snaphook E upon the sliding section or bar 0, and when it isdesired to secure the lower parts of the hame to each other the hook Bis attached to the adjacent loop of the opposite hame.

To tighten the hames upon the collar, the ring F/ and the ring F aregrasped and the sections slid upon each other, and when the hames aretightened sufficiently the cross-bar (1 will engage with the serrationsand hold the ends of the hames securely together.

The parts can be readily separated from each other by simply raising theend of the bar 0, so as to bring the serrations out of engagement withthe cross-bar d, when the hook B may be released from the loop a.

The ring F, hereinbefore described, may also be employed asa means forattaching a breast chain or strap thereto when the fastener is used upondouble harness.

I claim 1. In a hame-fastener, a section, B, provided at one end with ahook, and below the plane of said hook with a cross-bar, which isattached to the depending side pieces, in combination with theserratedsliding bar O,having ahooked end, and a' spring adapted to bear againstthe under side of the section B so as to throw said serrated bar inengagement with the cross-bar attached thereto, substantially as shown,and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a hame-fastener, a sliding section, B, having a hook formedintegral therewith and provided with depending side pieces, between- D,attached thereto, the ends of said bar being bent upon themselves,substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a hamefastener, a section, B, provided at one end with a hook, B.and side pieces, Z1, said side pieces being provided with rigidcrossbars cl 6, as shown, in combination with the sliding bar 0, havingon its under side serrations 0, and on the opposite side therefrom aspring, D, one end of said sliding bar being bent upon itself so as toform a hook, the opposite end being bent so as to form a ring, E, forthe purpose set forth.,

4. The combination, in a hanie-fastener, of a section, B, having thehook B and depending side pieces formed integral therewith, a-

seetion, 0, adapted to play through the section B between the said sidepieces, hooks formed on each end of said section 0 as described, aseries of teeth formed on the under face of said section 0, a cross-barprojecting upward from between the side pieces so as to engage with thesaid teeth, and a spring, 1), interposed between the sections B O,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses;

OLE T. JENSEN.

Witnesses:

G. V. BLACKBURN, V. P. BUTLER.

